Clinico-Demographic and Radiological Profile of Bronchiolitis Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh
Abstract
Background: Bronchiolitis is the most common cause of hospitalization in infants below 2 years of age. It usually presents with breathing difficulty, cough, fever and runny nose. The treatment of bronchiolitis mainly supportive. Objectives: The aim of this study was to find out the clinico-demographic and radiological characteristics of bronchiolitis for its proper diagnosis and management. Methods: This is a cross-sectional observational study was done in the Department of Pediatrics, Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute from July 2019 to June 2021. A total 100 patients between ages of 2-months to 1-year admitted with the diagnosis of bronchiolitis, were included in this study. Data were collected in the form of age, gender, clinical features, laboratory and radiological findings Results: most of the cases are less than 6 months and the majority patients were males (58%) and females were (42%). Cough, fast breathing and wheezing were present in most of the children. all patient had difficulty in breathing and chest indrawing. Cough was a presenting feature of 96% cases, fast breathing was in 89% cases. Wheezing was in (82%) cases. Predominant radiological findings are hyperinflation and hypertranslucency. Hypertranslucency was present in 97% cases whereas hyperinflation was present in 93% cases. Conclusion: We concluded that bronchiolitis patients present with typical clinical and radiological features which can help for its diagnosis and management.
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